Jillian Pikora

Deputy Managing Editor

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Jillian is an editor and reporter based out of Pennsylvania's capital city of Harrisburg. She has a degree in Political Science and is a former political campaign manager. For over a decade, she has worked as a staff reporter and freelance writer at Sisters Magazine, The Tempest, Huffington Post, CairoScene, and several other outlets. Before joining Daily Voice, Jillian worked as a digital news editor at Hearst's local NBC affiliate, WGAL News 8. She currently assists in managing Virginia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts; as well as reporting stories in Pennsylvania for Daily Voice.

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East Islip, NY
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Motorcyclist, 31, Killed After Kawasaki Strikes Tree, Utility Pole In East Islip Motorcyclist, 31, Killed After Kawasaki Strikes Tree, Utility Pole In East Islip Motorcyclist, 31, Killed After Kawasaki Strikes Tree, Utility Pole In East Islip
Motorcyclist, 31, Killed After Kawasaki Strikes Tree, Utility Pole In East Islip A 31-year-old motorcyclist was killed after his bike veered off a Long Island roadway and struck a tree and utility pole early Sunday morning, Aug. 9, police said. The man was riding a 2016 Kawasaki motorcycle eastbound on East Main Street near Harrison Avenue in East Islip when the motorcycle left the roadway at approximately 1:20 a.m., according to Suffolk County Police. The motorcycle struck a tree and then a utility pole, police said. The rider was taken to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead. His name has not been released pending notification …

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Westbury, NY
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Harley Rider Suffers Severe Arm Injury In Westbury Crash Harley Rider Suffers Severe Arm Injury In Westbury Crash Harley Rider Suffers Severe Arm Injury In Westbury Crash
Harley Rider Suffers Severe Arm Injury In Westbury Crash A motorcyclist suffered a severe arm injury in a crash with a Jeep on Long Island, police announced on Saturday, Aug. 8. The 44-year-old man was riding a 2007 Harley-Davidson east on Old Country Road in Westbury when the crash happened near Salisbury Park Drive at 2:28 p.m., according to Nassau County Police. A 26-year-old man driving a 2016 Jeep was attempting to make a left turn into a parking lot when he struck the motorcycle, police said. Officers applied a tourniquet to the motorcyclist before taking him to a nearby hospital, according to police. The Jeep driver remained at the sc…

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Myerstown, PA
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Suspect Slapped With 5,500+ Charges For Raping Teen 'Almost Daily' For Years: Affidavit Suspect Slapped With 5,500+ Charges For Raping Teen 'Almost Daily' For Years: Affidavit Suspect Slapped With 5,500+ Charges For Raping Teen 'Almost Daily' For Years: Affidavit
Suspect Slapped With 5,500+ Charges For Raping Teen 'Almost Daily' For Years: Affidavit A Pennsylvania man accused of raping a teenage girl "almost daily" for years is facing thousands of criminal charges, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 7. Nicholas Allen Spencer, 37, of Clearfield, was charged following an investigation that began when a 16-year-old girl went to Pennsylvania State Police to report sexual messages she said she had been receiving from him, according to the affidavit. The teen arrived at the PSP Clearfield station with a parent on Sunday, May 17, and showed investigators messages Spencer had sent her that day, investigators w…

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Harrisburg, PA
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8-Year-Old Boy Flown To Hospital After Near-Drowning At PA Jellystone Camp Pool 8-Year-Old Boy Flown To Hospital After Near-Drowning At PA Jellystone Camp Pool 8-Year-Old Boy Flown To Hospital After Near-Drowning At PA Jellystone Camp Pool
8-Year-Old Boy Flown To Hospital After Near-Drowning At PA Jellystone Camp Pool An 8-year-old boy was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after nearly drowning in a campground swimming pool in Fayette County on Saturday, Aug. 8, according to emergency dispatchers. The near-drowning happened in the main pool at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resort along Mill Run Road in Springfield Township around 1:30 p.m., a Fayette County 911 supervisor said. First responders were called to the campground following reports that the child had nearly drowned in the pool. The boy was flown from the campground to a Pittsburgh hospital. His condition was not immediately available.

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Waynesboro, PA
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Horse-And-Buggy Sideswiped By SUV During Passing Attempt In PA: State Police Horse-And-Buggy Sideswiped By SUV During Passing Attempt In PA: State Police Horse-And-Buggy Sideswiped By SUV During Passing Attempt In PA: State Police
Horse-And-Buggy Sideswiped By SUV During Passing Attempt In PA: State Police A horse-and-buggy was sideswiped by an SUV as its driver attempted to turn into a driveway in Juniata County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Saturday, Aug. 8. The two-vehicle crash happened on William Penn Highway west of Maben Road in Walker Township at 8:59 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the PSP Lewistown crash release.  A 2026 Chevrolet Equinox was traveling east and approaching the horse-and-buggy when its driver attempted to pass on the left, police detailed in the release. At the same time, the buggy driver began making a left turn into her driveway. She told polic…

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Easton, PA
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Driver Fatally Plunges Into Water At Poconos Casino Driver Fatally Plunges Into Water At Poconos Casino Driver Fatally Plunges Into Water At Poconos Casino
Driver Fatally Plunges Into Water At Poconos Casino An 89-year-old Pennsylvania woman has died after a vehicle left the roadway and became submerged in water at a Poconos casino resort, authorities announced on Saturday, Aug. 8. Jeanette Radzikowski, 89, of Dickson City, was a passenger in the vehicle when it went off the road at 312 Woodland Road in Paradise Township, the location of Mount Airy Casino Resort, at approximately 3:47 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio.  Emergency responders pulled Radzikowski from the passenger seat of the submerged vehicle, the coroner said.  Radzikowski…

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Greenlawn-Centerport, NY
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New Jersey Man Caught Stealing Power Tools From Vehicles On Greenlawn: Police New Jersey Man Caught Stealing Power Tools From Vehicles On Greenlawn: Police New Jersey Man Caught Stealing Power Tools From Vehicles On Greenlawn: Police
New Jersey Man Caught Stealing Power Tools From Vehicles On Greenlawn: Police A New Jersey man is accused of stealing power tools from vehicles parked outside several Long Island homes during an early-morning crime spree, police announced on Friday, Aug. 7. Bayron Velazco Parody, 30, of Norman Road in Montclair Township, was arrested after Suffolk County Police responded to a Lantern Street home in Greenlawn for a report of multiple people damaging vehicles at 4:16 a.m., according to the department. Norman Road is located in Montclair Township, according to township records. Officers arrived and spotted multiple people searching through a vehicle parked outside th…

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Baldwin, NY
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15-Year-Old Boy Missing For Days From Baldwin Home: Police 15-Year-Old Boy Missing For Days From Baldwin Home: Police 15-Year-Old Boy Missing For Days From Baldwin Home: Police
15-Year-Old Boy Missing For Days From Baldwin Home: Police A 15-year-old boy has been reported missing after leaving his Long Island home, police announced on Friday, Aug. 7. Mathew Valentin, 15, was last seen leaving his residence at 11:55 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, according to the Nassau County Missing Persons Squad. His disappearance was reported to police at 2:50 p.m. Friday.  Valentin is described as 5-foot-2 and approximately 130 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing black pants, a black sweatshirt, and gray slides, detectives said. Police believe Valentin may be in the Lynbrook area.  Anyone with informa…

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Albany, NY
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Woman Trips, Falls To Death Under Moving CDTA Bus In Albany Crash: Police Woman Trips, Falls To Death Under Moving CDTA Bus In Albany Crash: Police Woman Trips, Falls To Death Under Moving CDTA Bus In Albany Crash: Police
Woman Trips, Falls To Death Under Moving Cdta Bus In Albany Crash: Police A 66-year-old woman has been identified after she was killed apparently tripping and falling beneath a moving bus in Albany on Friday, Aug. 7. Cynthia M. Riggins, of Albany, was identified Monday, Aug. 10 as the victim, the Albany Police Department said. The crash happened near New Scotland Avenue and Morris Street around 3:15 p.m., according to Albany police. Officers responding to reports of a crash involving a pedestrian and a Capital District Transportation Authority bus found the woman seriously injured in the roadway, police said. Riggins was treated at the scene by the Albany Fire …

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Setauket-Stony Brook, NY
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Retired NYPD Chief Drowns In Stony Brook Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police Retired NYPD Chief Drowns In Stony Brook Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police Retired NYPD Chief Drowns In Stony Brook Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police
Retired Nypd Chief Drowns In Stony Brook Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police A retired NYPD chief who spent decades protecting New Yorkers drowned in a backyard pool at his Long Island home, authorities said. Anthony J. Izzo, 75, of Stony Brook, was found by a family member in the pool at his Malverne Lane home at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Sixth Precinct officers and members of the Stony Brook Fire Department pulled Izzo from the pool and performed CPR, police said. Izzo was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detective…

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